Question

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why did the issue of tariffs add to the growing conflict between the north and
south?

a. northerners were against any form of taxation.

b. tariffs would be placed on imported slaves.

c. southerners thought the tax helped one region more than another.

d. southerners werent given an opportunity to vote on the matter.

Explanation:

• Option A: Northerners generally supported tariffs as they helped their manufacturing industries, so this is incorrect.
• Option B: Tariffs were on imported goods, not slaves, so this is wrong.
• Option C: The South relied on imported goods and disliked tariffs as they thought the North (with manufacturing) benefited more, while the South (agrarian, reliant on exports) was hurt by retaliatory tariffs on their exports. This matches the conflict over tariffs.
• Option D: Southerners had representation and could vote, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. Southerners thought the tax helped one region more than another.